• CIRT maintains agreements with the Georgia Historical Society and Emory University that give our students special access to world-class archival resources.

• CIRT manages the Memorandum of Understanding that Georgia Southern University operates with Waterford Institute of Technology, the premier university in southeastern Ireland.

• CIRT works with an Advisory Board of Irish-Americans and other stakeholders in Savannah, GA, and a similarly constituted Advisory Committee in Augusta, GA.

• CIRT produces hundreds of pages of assessment material annually to stay accountable to the citizens of Georgia.

Talk to Us!

For general information about the mission and activities of CIRT (the Center for Irish Research and Teaching), please contact the administrator with day-to-day responsibility for the unit: Dr. D. Jason Slone, Associate Dean (Interdisciplinary Programs), College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Jason’s postal address is Georgia Southern University, P.O. Box 8142, Statesboro, GA 30460-8142, USA. His email is dslone@georgiasouthern.edu. You can also call him on 912-478-2527.

For information about the Interdisciplinary Minor in Irish Studies, please contact Dr. Christine Ludowise, Associate Dean with responsibility for students and curriculum, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences: ludowise@georgiasouthern.edu.

Spring 2017 Semester Courses Applicable to the Irish Studies Minor

You may need an override or some other form of help to successfully register for one or more of the courses listed below. Should that situation arise, please email Dr. Christine Ludowise, Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences: ludowise@georgiasouthern.edu. It’s our pleasure to assist you. All of us at Georgia Southern University are fully committed to our institution’s student-centered mission.

While normally offered during the Spring semester, the Introduction to Irish Studies course is not available in Spring 2017. However, for that semester we’re pleased to provide a significant number of courses applicable to the Interdisciplinary Minor in Irish Studies. Here’s the menu:

Make a Donation: Secure the Margin of Excellence

The Center practices unit-level entrepreneurialism. As it does not receive regular E&G (educational and general) funding from Georgia Southern University, it relies on grants and philanthropic donations to accomplish its academic mission. Thank you for your interest and help.

Please contact Sue Bunning—the Foundation Officer for the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences—to contribute to our Irish Studies funds. Sue’s email address is sbunning@georgiasouthern.edu. Her direct line is 912-478-2435.

Fund 0496 • Irish Studies General Fund

Fund 3760 • Helen Ryan Collins Memorial Scholarship in Irish Studies

Fund 3604 • Eddie Ivie Scholarship for Study in Ireland

Fund 0777 • Fred and Donna Sanders Irish Studies Lectureship

Fund 0968 • Wexford-Savannah Axis Research Fund

Fund 0650 • Dr. Gary B. Sullivan Irish Studies Scholarship

Honest Disclosure: How Georgia Southern Manages Your Donation

Several donors have asked for a gift-management statement on our website, and we’re delighted to oblige. In general, 95% of your donation is transferred directly to the designated unit. In other words, the Georgia Southern University Foundation assesses a 5% gift-reinvestment fee on non-endowed gifts. This one-time fee is applied to a gift at the end of the month during which it’s received. The 5% fee is redirected to college development officers to support their travel expenses and to pay for alumni-relations events and donor-relations activities. In the case of endowed funds (such as the Eddie Ivie Scholarship for Study in Ireland), a 1% service fee based on the account’s fair market value is assessed by the Foundation on July 1 each year to support the university’s operational needs related to philanthropic growth.